Windmill or wind-motor.



1. T. FISHER` WINDMILL 0R WiND MOTOR.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.27, 1917.

1,283,129., Patented 0d. 29, 1918.

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1. T. FISHER.

WINDMILL 0R WIND MOTOR.

APPLncATIoN FILED AUG.27.1911.

1,288,129.. Patented oet. 29, 1918.

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J. T. FISHER.

WINDNHLL 0R WIND MOTOR. APPLICATION msn Aus.21. |91?.

1,283, 129 Patentedr 0015. 2 9, 1918.

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WINDMILL oit WIND-Moron,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented (1ct. 29, 1918.

Application filed August 27, 1917. Serial No. 188,318.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN T. FISHER, a citizen of the United States, residing at East Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Windmills or Vind-Motors, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to windmills or wind motors, and has for its object to pro vide a novel construction improved particularly with respect to theV manner of supporting and presenting the vanes with relation to the wind, and with respect to the manner of and means for varying or adjusting Vthe angle of the vanes.

The invention will be understood from the following description and accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of the machine;

Fig. 2 is a top plan;

Fig. 3 is a central vertical section;

Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5 5 of Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is a section on the line 66 of Fig. 3.

The motor is of the upright type, that is, the shaft of the wheel is vertical. The vanes l occupy an inclined position with respect to the axis forming a cone shaped Wheel, the vanes being segmental in plan with the narrow ends at the top. Each vane is fixed at one of its long or upright edges to a rod 2 which is pivoted at its lower end to a ring 3 and at its upper end to a lug 4 on a spider 5 fixed to the top of the main shaft 6, the lower end of which has a gear 7 meshing with a gear 8 on a shaft 9 from which power may be taken in any suitable way. The ring 23 is supported by radius rods 17 projecting from a ring 14 which turns in a groove 13 in a casting 12 fixed to the vend of a tube l1 through which the shaft 6 extends, the tn be being supported by a base casing 10 which incloses the gears 7 and 8. The ring 14 is made in sections connected by bolts 16 so that it may be assembled.

The vanes 1 are held in proper or desired angular position by rods 19, and they may be opened or closed by means of these rods and a suitable governor. The rods 19 are flexibly connected by joints 19a to a collar 30 Vwhich is splined as indicated at 31 to the shaft 6 to rotate therewith, but is slidable up and down thereon by connection to an ordinary ball governor 24 operated by the shaft 6, so that as the speed increases the collar 30 is shifted to draw in or close the vanes 1 more or less. This provides an automatic adjustment.

For manual adjustment, or to start and stop the wheel, I provide a loose sleeve 18 on the shaft 6, under the collar 30, and this sleeve carries a ring 32 in a groove 33 in the collar, the ring being connected by bolts 34 to the sleeve, but the collar may turn relative to the sleeve and ring on bearings 35. The sleeve 18 is connected to a rod 20` which may be raised or lowered by hand for adjustment, and fastened by a pin 21. The connection between the rod 2O and sleeve 18 is formed by the end 22 of the rod engaging in a slot 23 in the sleeve. This allows the sleeve to be raised or lowered by the rod, but the slot also permits further movement of the sleeve incident to the action of the governor, within limits which will take care of any ordinary increase in the speed of rotation.

The wind operating against vanes 1 revolves the same and the connected shaft, when the vanes are opened, and the wheel may be stopped by closing the vanes completely. The speed is varied by opening the vanes more or less. When the vanes are fully closed there is practically no turning strain on the wheel, and'accordingly it may be used where high winds prevail.

The device is capable of use for all suitable purposes, one intended purpose being that of driving the propeller of a boat.

I claim:

In a wind wheel, the combination of a vertical shaft, a small upper ring fixed thereto, a large lower ring having bearing upon and rotatable around the shaft, a series of segmental vanes, arranged in conical form between the rings and pivoted thereto adjacent one side edge of euch Vane, a collar sldnble In testimony whereof, I do ax my sgnm up dnd down on the shaftfmd connected to ture in presence of two Witnesses.

said Yanes to sWnO the same, and a ball gov- JOHN T. FISHER. ernor xed to the slaft and connected to said Witnesses: collar, all the governor parts being inclosed v JOHN A. `B0MMH`ARDT,. Within the Yanes. EDWARD J 'Y HOLIDAY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five centseach, by `:Midi-s'sing .the Commissioner of Patents,

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